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I have an espar, bought in US yet most of the detailed information it comes with is in German, yet to install it but if all things were equal webasto might be friendlier in terms of technical service. I can't remember what advantage for my set up made me chose the espar, buried now at the back of my mind.. Now that you remind me I might have to consult the scribblings in my build thread LOL!Anyone out there have experience with a Webasto or Espar unit. Any pros or cons of either company? What unit would you recommend for a HZJ75 Troopy? Finally, what would you expect to (or have) paid for one of these units with a quality install?
One of the reasons I went for the espar coolant heater is they also have a dedicated kit that automatically toggles the factory cabin heater fan 12v source between crank battery and auxiliary battery. You can wire it manually but I couldn't be bothered. Webasto may offer the same kit, but I found it all first with espar and didn't want to waste time researching more, I have no brand preference whatsoever.Both offer both kinds, a coolant heater and a air heater but you can't get both in one unless you modify your coolant setup. Theoretically you can set up the coolant heater so that the interior fan will come on when the heater comes on thus if you turn the fan on it will blow warm air in the cabin, you are doubling battery usage though. For some reason I couldn't figure out how to wire mine to have the interior fan come on when the heater is on, oh well, maybe when I run out of things to do i will look into this again. I had the cabin heater fan come on on the three Dodge 2500 I have had in the past. The air heater will have ducting that you can put where you want so as to have heat where you want instead of just in the front. The air heater might use less battery than running the trucks interior fan, but I don't know. If you want heat for sleeping then you probably will want to add more batteries.
@PNWScooby I have thought of this and agree, just want to be prepared in case I find one sooner. This is one of if not the only upgrade I plan on doing in the first year and its one I plan on doing at time of purchase. Thanks for the well wishes, I know I will find one eventually.
@ALEXY do you have a build thread on your setup? Are you saying that you can send a text to start the unit using either the cellular or gps network? Do you have to pay for this service on top of your regular cell phone bill? If so may I ask how much if you don't mind me asking?
Thanks everyone
As you have already figured out, nice troopys are hard to find which is why they demand such a high price when they come around. Just like their 75 series ute counterparts, they have almost always been used very hard their whole life. Most people looking for a clean troopy wait for over a year to find one it seems. That being said, rumor has it that the OP found a good oneRead through this entire thread. Looking for the same thing. There was just a really nice rust free (more rust free than I've ever seen from AUS) troopy for sale in the classifieds. It even had a low psi turbo and 1hz. It was pretty pricey, but I'd bet it wasn't far off what one would be after import.
I am having the same trouble as you, finding one that was well maintained and no rust! There are some really nice ones for sale with all of the toys (ARB Air lockers, drawers etc) , but the AUS version of "no rust" is like someone from the rust belt of the US.
Back to searching. Good luck with your search as well.
As you have already figured out, nice troopys are hard to find which is why they demand such a high price when they come around. Just like their 75 series ute counterparts, they have almost always been used very hard their whole life. Most people looking for a clean troopy wait for over a year to find one it seems. That being said, rumor has it that the OP found a good one
Have you checked out the one listed on Atlanta craigslist?